Daily Prayers

In this live document, we collect some common prayers for everyday life. Hope you enjoy it!

Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)

Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Glory be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You have already come, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. (St. Alphonsus Liguori, 18th century)

I wish, Lord, to receive you with the purity, humility and devotion with which your most holy Mother received you, with the spirit and fervour of the saints. Amen. (Piarist fathers)

The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God,the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary,suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died and was buried;he descended into hell;on the third day he rose again from the dead;he ascended into heaven,and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and life everlasting. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

A Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Holy Spirit,Divine Consoler,I adore You as my true God,with God the Father and God the Son.I adore You and unite myself to the adorationYou receive from the angels and saints.

I give You my heartand I offer my ardent thanksgivingfor all the grace which You never cease to bestow on me.

O Giver of all supernatural gifts,who filled the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary,Mother of God, with such immense favors,I beg You to visit me with Your graceand Your love and to grant me the gift of holy fear,so that it may act on me as a check to prevent mefrom falling back into my past sins,for which I beg pardon.

Grant me the gift of piety,so that I may serve You for the future with increased fervor,follow with more promptness Your holy inspirations,and observe your divine precepts with greaterfidelity.

Grant me the gift of knowledge,so that I may know the things of God and,enlightened by Your holy teaching, may walk,without deviation, in the path of eternalsalvation.

Grant me the gift of fortitude,so that I may overcome courageously all the assaults of the devil,and all the dangers of this world which threaten the salvation of my soul.

Grant me the gift of counsel,so that I may choose what is more conducive to myspiritual advancementand may discover the wiles and snares of the tempter.

Grant me the gift of understanding,so that I may apprehend the divine mysteriesand by contemplation of heavenly things detach my thoughtsand affections from the vain things of this miserableworld.

Grant me the gift of wisdom,so that I may rightly direct all my actions,referring them to God as my last end;so that, having loved Him and served Him in this life,I may have the happiness of possessing Him eternally in the next.

"But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!" (1Kings 8:27) Solomon prophetically voices Israel's longing for the unimaginable - God contained in Church as a tiny Host.
Cologne Cathedral. pic.twitter.com/tPyWwcc9AS